LAUREN SPENCER SMITH’S 'THE ART OF BEING A MESS' DELUXE VERSION OUT NOW

 

LAUREN SPENCER SMITH’S 'THE ART OF BEING A MESS' DELUXE VERSION OUT NOW

Breakout vocalist and songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith unveils the deluxe version of her sophomore album, THE ART OF BEING A MESS, out now.

“‘somebody you’re supposed to love’ is about the quiet hurt of realizing a parent didn’t show up the way they were meant to,” says Spencer Smith. “It’s about feeling like you were just someone they should’ve loved and didn’t”

The deluxe includes six new songs, including “Natural Disaster” and “Thick Skin,” which she shared ahead of the release.

 

Originally released to widespread critical acclaim via Island Records/Republic Records, THE ART OF BEING A MESS resonated with fans for its candid, emotionally driven songwriting, including standout singles “Looking Up,” “bridesmaid,” and “IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL),” the latter of which landed on Spotify’s U.S. Viral Chart.

 

Spencer Smith’s 32-date North American headline tour is currently underway, with stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Austin and more. See below for a complete list of dates. Tickets and more information HERE.

 

She recently wrapped up an extensive tour across Europe, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, which included stops in Liverpool, Glasgow, Sydney, Melbourne and more. Additionally, she will be supporting Teddy Swims on his U.K. and Ireland tour this June.



Last fall, she performed the fan-favorite track “IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL)” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” a standout song from the LP that also landed on Spotify’s U.S. Viral Chart.

 

True to its name, THE ART OF BEING A MESS captures the emotional rollercoaster Spencer Smith experienced while writing her second album. Each song taps into a feeling—anger, devastation, love, peace, confusion and everything in between, sometimes all at once. Reflecting on the chaos of being human, each song finds Spencer Smith revisiting real stories and experiences in her life. With this album, she reminds listeners to embrace and feel comfortable in their emotions, that not everything is black-and-white.

 

THE ART OF BEING A MESS follows her debut album, Mirror (2023), which features the RIAA Certified Platinum singles “Flowers” and “Fingers Crossed”—the latter of which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has reached over 875 million global streams.

 

From a small town on Vancouver Island, Spencer Smith began her musical journey in 2019, gaining a sizeable audience online. Through her music, she explored breakups, complex feelings about school, family and friends. Spencer Smith has performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and the People’s Choice Awards—where she was also a Best New Artist nominee.

Watch Lauren Spencer Smith On:

Jimmy Kimmel Live! - Performance HERE

ABC News - Interview HERE

Los Angeles Times - Interview HERE

Glamour – Interview HERE

Zach Sang Show - Interview HERE

TRACK LIST

LAUREN SPENCER SMITH – THE ART OF BEING A MESS DELUXE

1. What a beautiful day

2. Sticks & Stones

3. bridesmaid

4. Lighting the flame

5. parallel universe

6. IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL)

7. things you never say

8. Long Story Short

9. WORSE

10. Pray

11. Looking Up

12. Someday

13. SECRET

14. Natural Disaster

15. The Problem

16. somebody you’re supposed to love

17. Thick Skin

18. out of the BLUE

 

LAUREN SPENCER SMITH LIVE

February 13—Atlanta, GA—Tabernacle

February 14—Charlotte, NC—The Fillmore Charlotte

February 17—Silver Spring, MD—The Fillmore Silver Spring

February 18—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore

February 20—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Paramount

February 21—Boston, MA—Citizens House of Blues

February 22—Ottawa, ON—Bronson Centre

February 24—Montreal, QC—MTELUS

February 25—Toronto, ON—History

February 26—Toronto, ON—History

February 28—Detroit, MI—The Fillmore Detroit

March 2—Indianapolis, IN—Old National Centre

March 3—Chicago, IL—House of Blues Chicago

March 4—Madison, WI—The Sylvee

March 6—Kansas City, MO—Uptown Theater

March 7—Minneapolis, MN—The Fillmore - Minneapolis

March 10—Denver, CO—Fillmore Auditorium

March 11—Salt Lake City, UT—The Union Event Center

March 13—Phoenix, AZ—The Van Buren

March 14—Anaheim, CA—House of Blues Anaheim

March 17—Los Angeles, CA—The Wiltern

March 18—San Francisco, CA—SF Masonic Auditorium

March 19—Sacramento, CA—Ace of Spades

March 21—Portland, OR—Roseland Theater

March 22—Vancouver, BC—Orpheum

March 23—Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre